Gone Fishing [Blitz | Kaplan]

Winter was never something that had bothered Castle too much. She actually quite liked the cold, though she was never sure why. Though, maybe it wasn't even the cold that she liked. Perhaps it was the beauty of winter weather, from the sparkling snow and ice, to the frost on the windows. Today, she had put on the warmest coat and gloves she could find (despite them not necessarily being all that warm), as well as a pair of boots that she had had for who knew how long. Castle headed out of her home, and decided to go for a walk somewhere where she normally didn't venture near- the lake.

There was no real reason that she never went near the lake, unlike some people. Some people avoided it for various reasons. Either they didn't like the water, they were afraid of falling in, or for some other explanation that they may have had. None of it bothered Castle, being a rather optimistic person. She was always confident that everything would go well. As she approached the lake, she saw someone preparing to fish through the ice, and decided to shout out to them.

"Best of luck with your fishing! I hope all goes well! Stay safe!" she shouted out. She hoped not to startle him, as she certainly didn't want him to fall in. Although, she certainly didn't think that would happen. All she wanted to do was wish him the best. Castle was that generally cheery kind of person that would go around, hoping everyone had the best day they possibly could.

The boy who had been fishing almost seemed upset at Castle's yelling at first. Perhaps she was too loud. She hadn't thought about that. After all the boy had been fishing, and she hadn't realized there was a chance of her scaring the fish off. Though, when he waved, he seemed to have changed his mind on what to say to Castle. He had decided to invite her over to join him.

I might as well. she thought to herself. After all, he is being rather welcoming. That was when Castle headed over to join the boy who had welcomed her. She headed over, but was a bit hesitant to step onto the ice at first. She realized that she was actually nervous. Normally, she was someone who didn't get all too nervous about things. This seemed a bit unusual for her.

"If you don't mind me asking," Castle said, "How safe is the ice for me to walk on?" She felt kind of stupid asking this, after she said it, as it was clearly safe enough if the boy was on the ice.

"Never mind. That was kind of dumb of me to ask. After all, you're already on the ice." Castle said with a bit of a laugh.